(Encyclopedia) Atchison, David RiceAtchison, David Riceăchˈĭsən [key], 1807–86, U.S. Senator, b. Frogtown, Ky. A lawyer and politician in Missouri, he served in the Senate from 1843 to 1855. As a…
(Encyclopedia) Pereira, I. Rice (Irene Rice Pereira)Pereira, I. Ricepərāˈrə [key], 1907–71, American painter, b. Chelsea, Mass. In 1935, Pereira helped found the Federal Art Project design laboratory…
(Encyclopedia) Rice, Charles Moen, 1952–, American virologist, b. Sacramento, Calif., Ph.D. California Institute of Technology, 1981. Rice was a researcher at the Washington Univ. School of Medicine…
(Encyclopedia) Rice, Jerry Lee, 1962–, American football player, b. Crawford, Miss. Winning national attention while at the otherwise obscure Mississippi Valley State College, Itta Bena, Miss., Rice…
(Encyclopedia) Carpenter, George Rice, 1863–1909, American educator, b. Labrador, grad. Harvard, 1886. After study abroad, he returned to teach at Harvard (1888–90) and Massachusetts Institute of…
(Encyclopedia) Burroughs, Edgar RiceBurroughs, Edgar Ricebûrˈōz [key], 1875–1950, American novelist, creator of the character Tarzan. He is the author of Tarzan of the Apes (1914) and numerous other…
Senate Years of Service: 1997-Party: RepublicanCOLLINS, Susan Margaret, a Senator from Maine; born in Caribou, Aroostook County, Maine, December 7, 1952; graduated from St. Lawrence University…
DAVIS, Susan A., a Representative from California; born in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Mass., April 13, 1944; B.A., University of California, Berkeley, Calif., 1965; M.S. W., University of North…
GARLAND, Rice, a Representative from Louisiana; born in Lynchburg, Va., about 1795; pursued an academic course; studied law; was admitted to the bar and commenced practice; moved to Opelousas…
